the Canadian government is trying to add a “link tax” to meta and google and now they’re censoring all journalism in Canada lmao

the Canadian government is trying to add a “link tax” to meta and google and now they’re censoring all journalism in Canada lmao 

https://blog.google/intl/en-ca/company-news/outreach-initiatives/an-update-on-canadas-bill-c-18-and-our-search-and-news-products/amp/

Media companies forgot how to make their own money so now they want a piece of a pie that isn’t really theirs. Canadian gov and others are also about to look silly because Google and Meta are too big to fail and will call their bluff.

🕯️they/them, candlemaker at https://humankind.place

Media companies forgot how to make their own money so now they want a piece of a pie that isn’t really theirs. Canadian gov and others are also about to look silly because Google and Meta are too big to fail and will call their bluff. 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/meta-australia-google-news-canada-1.6925726